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'HE BISMABOK TMBtJHE, An Independent Newspaper, published by

THE BISMARCK TBJJLUSK ^

scBBCBrpTicur PRICI: Ooe year. 12.50 I Three monthi f 1.

x months 1.50 | Single coplea Subscriptions payable invar.ably Jo advance Advertising rates made knova on application te office.

The Bismarck TRISUKE is the newsiest >aper on the line.—[Audubon Journal.

An old negro woman at Buford, N. G <^ot so happy at a watch meeting last week that she shouted herself into the next world.

Tho scandal mongers are after Matt. Carpenter. There is a "highly respect able lady" in the case, and the scene the drama is Long Branch.

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Frank Mead, of the Minneapolis Times, frankly acknowledges that he would rather pick a pocket than write sonnet! -Visitors at the Tima*affio» make a note of- it. •

Ben. Butler was invited to accompany 'he balloon "Graphic" on its trip across the ocean. He refused, much to the disappointment of certain politicians in •lassachusetts.

There are no developments showing disposition to resume work on the St

t\ & P. extensions this fall, as was hoped. A few days more at best will ?sttle the fate of the land grant in-

ol ved. _________________

The Minneapolis Tribune suggests hat the new farmers' party in Minne

-<ota be called the Potato Buggers. As the new .party is nothing but the old Democracy revamped wouldn't "Old ilye-rs" be better ?

Sunset Cox has been again nominated to Congress in New York city. He ught to be elected, as he is about the

only man ever in Congress that could Deat Ben. Butler at his own game bluff, gab and cheek.

The New York Tribune announces that Anna Dickinson will not take to the stage as a profession. The question now is, does she object to Re id in pri­vate circles F—[Minneapolis Times.

Take our hat, Frank. You hold a full hand, which is loo much for our "little joker."

Laura Fair says that after all she don't believe it pays to commit murder indiscriminately. She has just struck a balance sheet, and finds that it cost her a trifle over 11,000 to settle Critten­den. How pleasant it would have been for. Crittenden had she only thought of it before.

The $15,000,000 British indemnity, adjudged by the Geneva arbitration, has been paid into the United States Treas­ury. In spite of the promptitude of the English in the matter, no money was over paid with a worse grace, and 'Johnny Bull" will watch impatiently for an opportunity for revenge.

The TRIBUNE is more generally quoted than any paper published west of Chi­cago. This is a fact, and no buncombe. It also has a larger and more general circulation than either of the journals published at St. Paul or Minneapolis. Business men may cut this out, and paste it up wbere they can see it.

A gentleman at Brainerd (we refuse to tell his name,) received a postal card the other day upon which was written in a beautiful female hand the following expressive and suggestive sentence: "If you dont send that ten dollars imme­diately, I will be compelled to inform your wife of the whole transaction. Maria."

A blacksmith at Sioux City wished to get rid of his dog, and adopted a highly original plan. While old Tows«r was taking his noon-day siesta in the sub, the owner gently attached a flask of powder to his tail—and touched it off with a match! His family physician thinks that if he has good luck he may recover the use of his eyes by the time /the hair grows again on the dogs back.

"Petticoat" Allan, the Democratic •candidate for Governor of Ohio, is c»ol-ly cutting his own political throat. He has taken the stump, and proposes in­flicting upon the people the history in detail of the country. After three creeks' hard work he has got as far along as the Missouri compromise. If his health holds out he will probably Teach the assassination of Lincoln by election time.

While the Americans are languishiu£ in the dungeons of Manitoba, it is edifyr

ing to learn that "government has re­ceived no official information from Great Britain" relative to the matter. If "the government" would .pay a little ICSB attention to horse racing and other "national" affairs at Long Branch, and a little more to the welfare of its peo­ple,. the affair might have been adjusted long since, the imprisoned victims lib­erated, and the honor of the country oreserved.

By Telegraph.

WHOOP!

Custer'Cavalry Turn­ed Loose on the

Sioux.

The Indians Are Most Woefully

Thrashed.

The Hateliet Buried— Where it will do

Most Good.

Forty of tho Red Heathen Gone to Kingdom Come,

And there is More of the Same Left When Wanted.

The Indians Fight with Winchester Rifles

And their Noble Forms are Clothed in Annuity Blankets.

Ciikter'i Horie Shot Dead in Under Him.

The March for the Great Poroupine

Besnmed.

The Expedition to Return by the 12th

of Septembar.

The Report. Special Telegram to BUmarck Tribune.

ST. PAUL, Aug. 26.—Stanley's report

to Terry, dated the nineteenth, from

Muscel Shell River,.five miles below the

mouth of Swi&ming Woman's Creek,

has been se<SUred at headquarters.

The dispatch is sent by Fort Benton,

and says the command reached Pompey's

Pillar on the 15th, and found the Yel­

lowstone road bad to travel; but from

Long River to Pompey's Pillar the val­

ley is represented as very fine.

THE FIB3T VIQHT.

Custer's first engagement was on the

fourth. Three hundred Indians tried

to draw him into ambuscade, but failed.

After skirmishing some time Cnster ad­

vanced and the Indians fled.

THREE VICTIMS.

At the same time Veterinary Surgeon

Hansinger, Seventh Cavalry, and a tra­

der named Ballerain, both unarmed, be­

tween the river and the troops, were

surprised by seven Indians and killed.

Priviate Ball, of Company F, Seventh

Cavalry, was also killed.

T0E BATTLE CONTINUED.

On the seventh while hunting the

main body of the Indians they broke

camp and retreated. The eighth Cus­

ter followed to the Yellowstone. On the

ninth he found the Indians had crossed,

and the high water stopped pursuit.

On the eleventh the Indians attacked

from the opposite side of the river and

bluffs in Custer's rear. Their number Was

estimated at five hundred. After a

skirmish on foot the troops were mount­

ed and CHABGED,

driving the Indians from nine to ten

miles. Stanley thinks tho Indians lost

in the two engagements forty men,

killed and wounded, and many ponies.

His loss was four men killed and four

wounded. CUSTEB'S BOBSE SHOT.

Custer and Adjutant Ketchum had

their horses killed under them. Chas.

Beaton, Seventh Cavalry, had his thigh

broken by a bullet. The Sioux were

dressed in Agency clothing, and threw

away Winchester rifles and amunition,

showing that they were recently sup­

plied. THE MARCH BESUJKED.

Stanley's march will continue to the

Big Bend of the Muscel Shell River, and

thence to the head of Great Porcqpifte.

The Expedition is. to return to Fort Lin­

coln about September twelfth.

Another Account. Special Telegram to the Bitmarck Tribune.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26.—Yellowston advices to the 19th have been received. Indian prowlers were observed on the first of August, in the vicinity of Tongue river. Thore were no overt acta until the 4th, when a squadron of cav­alry, with Custer at the head, at Bloody Knife, ten miles in advance of the main column, was met by the Indians, who made a demonstration. Skirmishers were immediately thrown out and the Indians driven off. The Indians soon returned three hundred atrong, and at­tacked the Eighth Cavalry, who were awaiting 'the main column. A three hours' skirmish ensued, when, the main column not arriving and *8u»fi»ition giving out, Custer ordered a charge, which scattered the Indians and they re­treated to the Bad Lands. One cavalry* man was wounded in. 4he . arm. Dr. Housingmeyer, veterinary surgeon, the cavalry suttler and a private were killed while straggling. Two tndtans •were killed.

On August 10th the Tenth Cavalry found the recent Indian village deserted, and Stanley ordered Custer with 450 men to follow. The Indians were chas­ed to the Yellowstone. This was found 450 yards wide with the current swift and deep. To swim the horses was im­possible, and the attempt abandoned. The Indians escaped on rafts.

The same evening Custer's camp was discovered by the Indians, and at day­light of the 11th, eight hundred savages attacked it. A fight ensued which last­ed three hours. Three hundred Indians crossed above and below the camp, and endeavored to reach the bluffs in rear of the men. The cavalry were dismounted and pursued the Indians eight miles. The train then came up, when the In­dians were opened upon with artillery. A few shots dispersed them and they fled.

ACCIDENTS.

Another Terrible Rail­road Accident.

Forty or Fifty Persons Crashed and Bruised.

A Mississippi Steamboat Explodes Her Boilers.

Terrible Railroad Acoident. Special Telegram- to Ih-e Bifniarck Tribune.

WHEELING, Aug. 25.—There was an accident on the Baltimore and Ohio rail­road to-day near Cameron, fatally in­juring several emigrants, and less seri­ously injuring twenty others. The ex­press and passenger car went down an embankment, and all the coaches are off the track. One car, containing seventy persons, many of them women and children, went down the embankment twenty feet, turning bottom up. The emigrants attacked the conductor and engineer with stones. The accident was caused by the rails spreading.

Steamboat Disaster. Special Telegram to the Bintnarck Tribune.

MEMPHIS, Aug. 26.—The steamer Wolf exploded Saturday evening wound­ing several.

THE REDRIVER. Navigable from Port Garry to. Fergus

Palls. Special Telegram to the Bitmarch Tribune.

BRECKINRIDGE, Minn., Aug. 26.—The steamer Alpha has arrived, on her trial trip from Fergus Falls to Fort Garry, with sixty-five tons of flour and fifteen t6ns of merchandise. The entire stream is believed to be navigable the whole season.

GOOD BYE JACK. The Hang Murderous Modocs to

October Third. SpeMal Telegram to the Bismarck Tribune.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 26.—The Presi­dent has confirmed the sentence of the Modocs, and they will be hung October 3d at Klamath, Oregon.

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SENSIBLE. Oar Eugene Declines to be ft Martyr. Special Telegram to the Bitmavck Tribune.

MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 26.—Eugene M. Wilson declines the Democratic nomina­tion for Governor.

Brackett returns Saturday. No Man­itoba news.

Rosser Coming. Special IHspatch to BUmarck Tribune.

DULCTII, Aug. 26.—Gen.. Rosser lift Duluth for Bismarck this morning. He will arrive to-morrow (to-day).

Lt. T. W. Tbibault, stationed at Ft. Buford, is in Bismarck on military duty. He states that the health at'Ft. Buford is excellent. No hostile Indians in that vicinity, and everything quiet.

The Mayor and merchants of Yank­ton have provided an emigrant house, for the accommodation of the large number of emigrants coming into the Southern p*rt of the Territory.

GREAT FIBES.

Belfast, Maine, Swept by the Great Destroyer.

One Hundred andThirty Famll« let Homeless.

Blata' Milwaukee Brewery Burned-Loss $250,000.

Terrible Pixe. Special Diepatoh to Biemarck Tribmte.

BKLFAST, ME. Aug. SC.—A fire Monday night beginning at Lehlay's wharf apread with fearful rapidity is far as Carter's ship-yard, and Marine Baijway crossing at Union street, and th$n extended to Hill street, consuming all buildings in the route,—one hundred jind twenty-five in all. Lo«, #500,000.,,4 One hun­dred and thirty families are homeless,

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/ Another. Special Dispatch to Bismarck Tribune.

MILWAUKEE, Aug. 28.—Blate's brew­ery and adjacent buildings, occupying nearly a block, was burned last night. Loss $250,000.

And One More. Special Telegram, to Bismarck Tribune.

LYNN, MASS., Aug. 26.—A fire last night destroyed the stores of Green, May and Whiting, Robinson, Tuttle and Bailey.

A

Canoe Trip from Fort Benton to Bismarck in Ten DayB,

A Big ^Battle Betwean the Crows and Sioux.

Ai Band of <1,000 Indians—From "Whoop-Up Land.

A party of six men arrived at this place yesterday from Fort Benton, making the trip in canoes in ten days. The siihple announcement of such an exploit conveys very little idea to the general reader of what the journey real­ly is. The distance is /some 1,200 miles, through an unbroken wild and hostile country, and the way is beset with dangers from the outset to the close. Just previous to the party leav­ing Benton, news was brought to that fort that British troops had entered the "Whoop-up" country, and that trouble with the American trappers there was

.imminent. Old trappers here are con­versant with the fact that this section lies upon what is known as the disputed country, and any encroachments upon their tramping ground by the red coats will stir up the bad blood among tho American hunters, who are men inclin­ed to fight first and run afterwards. Fears were entertained of serious dif­ficulties.

The little party met nearly a thousand Indians sixty miles below Benton, but further than following the whites down the river for some distance, and im­proving their lungs by yelling, there was no disturbance. Our informant, John McKinney, who don't look like a man on the scare, says the affair caused a very airy sensation in the vicinity of his scalp lock.

They met at Fort Peck three Sioux warriors who had just returned from a battle between the Sioux under Sitting Bull and a band of Crows. According to the Indian story the fight lasted all day, and at dark was still undecided ; that it was bloody in every detail. Just how reliable this may be we are not pre­pared to say, although Mr. McKinney seemed to rely on i t. The fight was also said to have taken place in the immedi­ate vicinity of the Yellowstone expedi­tion.

Two herds of buffalo were seen on the trip, one on cach bank of the river. They were in the vicinity of the Indians passed, and ere this are many of them probably in the first stages of pemmican. The weather was pleasant nearly the whole time, and the fast time of over 100 miles per day was made. The Peninah was met just above Berthold.

The party propose stopping at Bis­marck, as they are unanimous in tbe statement that since leaving Fort Ben­ton they have seen no country that can compare with this for its natural beauty and advantages.

An Individual Resurrection. A queer tale about queer freaks of cot

tonwood have come to l ight. We sup­posed we had exhausted the subject, but here comes the cap sheaf of all.

It seems a Uifln died not long since not fqr from here, and thore being no lum­ber except that of cottonwood near, wide, thin boards of that material were used for a coffin, in which the body was placed, and then conveyed to a mound, which was conspicuously near, and de­posited In the earth by the three or four persohs who had been residing with him. A few day* after one of the.parties.who

participated in the burial had occason to pass by the lonely spot where the stran­ger laid sleeping his last sleep, and was startled by the disturbed appearance of the grave. Approaching the spot he discovered that, owing to the dry nature of the soil on the mound the heat had just warped and twisted tkose cotton-wood boards until-the body of the dead man, was forced nearly to tho top of the grave. Immediate steps were taken for a re-burial in a coffin made of other ma­terial.

Telegraphic. Several car loads of cedar poles ar­

rived Tuesday evening and more will follow for the purpose of rebuilding the line across Dakota eastward. A-wire will speedily be strung accross the Mis­souri River at this point and extended along the line of the Northern Pacific westward. ^^

Personal. Senator Bachelder, of Faribault,.

Minn., was looking over our town dur­ing last week.

C. B. Jordan, of Wadena, Minnesota, has again visited Bismarck, this time with a view of investment.

Mr. Bill, of the firm of Clark & Bill, returned from the ^East last week. A large invoice of goods followed his re­turn.

Secretary of the Interior Delano, Mr. B. S. Russell, banker of Duluth, Gen. LeDuc, Mr. Coolidge, and others of Chi­cago, with their ladies, spent the Sab­bath in Bismarck, and returned East by a special train Sunday evening.

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DTER BRO'S & HOWARD, 164 THIRD ST., ST. PAUL MINN.,

DEALERS WHOLESALE AND RETAIL MUSIC And Sole Agents For

STEHTWAY SOIsTS AND HENRY F. MILLER PIANOS.

BURDETT & GEO. W00DS & CO. ORGANS.

THE LARGEST MUSIC STORE IN THE STATE! Pianos from $100 to 91500. Organs from $60 to $500. And sold on monthly installments when desired. .Orders by mail for anytfciug In the Music line promptly attended to. Addreis,

DYER BRO'S & HOWARD, .164 THIRD ST., ST. PAUL.

PINE LUMBER.

New Advertisements

CAPITOL HOTEL, BISMARCK. - - ».T.,

Opposite the N. P. R. R. Depot.

This Hotel Is naw and kept In Good Style. Travel­er* will h»re every accommodation to injure th«'i

comfort.

R. R. MARSH $ CO.,

Proprietors.

THE

E. L. STRAUSS.

FIFTH STREET,

BRAINERD, MTNN.

Watch-Maker AND JEWELER,

WATCHES, CLOCKS, JEWELRY, SILVER-WARE, SPECTACLES,

AND OTHER ARTICLES IN HIS LINE Patlicular attention paid to Fine Wntch Work, at a

Reasonable Price. *

SHERMAN HOUSE, FARGO, D. T.

A First-Clan House convenient to thu railroad de­pot and steamboat landing. Charges reasonable.

MARTIN i. PINKUAM.

HENRY S. BACK, GENERAL LAND AGENT,

FARGO, D. T. Will make out preemption papers and make appli­

cation for soldiers, homesteads. Reference*: Gov-Horace Austin, Hon. t. K. Aaker and Hon. W. A. Newton. ®

Edwinton Lumber

Company

Would announce to the citizens of BUmarck that they are receiving and will keep constantly on hand a large and well selected assortment of

Lumber

Consisting of

FINISHING LUMBER, DRESSED

FLOORING, SIDING SHINGLES,

GLAZED SASH, DOORS AND

BUILDING PAPER OF

ALL KINDS.

Which they will sell at prices to suit tlie times and they hope by promptness and fair dealing to merit at least their share of the trade of the people ot tbe rising city of the Upp«r Missouri River. Careful at­tention wlll.be given furnishing complete bi*ls of material, which will at all times be ailed on very short notice. They r.re Agents for

A. D. PEE3C0TT & GO'S

Cottonwood Lumber

Which they sell at

S25.00 Per M Feet.

J. K. JACKSON, Agent. Office South of tLu R. R. tra«V., at Third Street

Crowing. lyi

FOR 8AI.E. A Neat Dwelling House suitable for

place. Cull at the 8t. .lames' Hotel. busih>;E

tf f.

FOB SAI.E. A New Tent, nine foot will, rtiie JGwM. Cull a

the St. .lames Hotel. tf ii

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Attorney Afpjd^omisellor BISMABOK, - D. T.

Collections a Speciality.

LAND OFFICE NOTICE.

S. <>. COMSTOCK. 8. G. KOBEKTS.

COiffSTOCK A ROBERTS, I.AWYF.BS.

General Law & Land Business* Fargo 1). T,, and Moorhead, Minn, ofim

GORDON J. KEENEY,

Law and Real Estate. Will Practice in all the C'>urt9 of the Territory.

General Land Office Bu^itiess attended to. Oflice, Fargo, D. T. & ly

JOHN! A. STOYALL. JO^LAH DELE.VTATKB.

Stoyell & Delamater, Attorneys and Counselors

Office Corner Main and Third 9freet»,

BISMARCK, - - -. D. T.

TAKE NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that all parties cutting hay

ui timber on Railroad Land* wl'hout permit fruro the Land Departmrnt will be considered a trespasser ami prosecuted to the full extent of the law.

Co). H. Brownson, the duly ippoluted Agent of the Department, will have charge ol all its interests at Bismarck and vicinity, to whom application can be made for permits.

JAMEB 15. 5tf Gcn'l Agent Land Dep't N. P. R. R.

UNITED STATICS LAVD Orrics, i l'RXBiNi.D. T., Aug.21,1878. t

TO EDMUND HACKETT, MICHAEL TIPPIE, X and "Board of County Commiarioners'* of Bur­

leigh county: You will take notice that JOSEPH PKNNELL has

this day made .ipplication at thl9 office to make proof and payment on the S i of N W i and lots "3 and 4" of Section 4, Township 18®, West of Range 80 West, that on tbe 25th day of Se ptember next, at this of­fice, at 10 o'clock R. M., (aid proof will be heard and taken payment received uoless cause be shown to the contrary, aod at which time you msy appear and show cause, If any you have, why such proof and payment should not bi made.

I.. B. B*ASIJIR, Register. 8 4t GEORUB P. POTTSB, Receiver.

I.AND OFFICE NOTICE.

USITED 8T4TBS LXXO OFFLCR, | PKMBWA, D. T., Aug. 21,1878. \

rpo LOUISA CLAY, JOHN TV. PROCTOR AND JL whom it may concern:

You will take Notice that SAMUEL H. LILL1E has this day made application at this office to muke proof and payment on the S I of N E J and lot? 1 and J.of Section 4, Township 18>>, Range SO, that on the 18th day of September next, at this office, at 10 o'clock a. m., said proof will be heard and taken and j payment received unless ct>u«e be shown to the con- j trary, and at which time you may appear and show i cause, If any you have, why such proof and payment , should not be made. •

L. B. BKA?HKR, Register. S4t GKOKCK F. POTTBR, Receiver, f

LANI» OFFICE NOTICE.

UIIITFD STIIEK LAND OFFICE, / •PRVBitrA, D. T., Aug.91,187?. j

rpO JOHN 8. WARN, ELIZABETH GIBRS AND L whom it may eoncern: You will take notice that WILLIAM 8. YOUNG

has this day made application at this office to make proof and payment on the 8.1 of N KI and Lot No. 3, Section 18, Township'1SS,-Range 80. under the pro visions of the preemption act, that on the 22d day of September next, at this office, at 10 o'clock a. m. said proof will be heard and taken sad payment received unless caaaa be shown to the contrary, aad at which time you may appear and show cause, If any yoa have, why in ell proof and payment not mads.

L. B. BBASBEB, Register, s 4t ' vfWiiGS F. FOXTSB, Recelttr,

S. A. DICKEY,

Post Trader

POST A. LINCOLN, DAKOTA.

Citizens of Bismarck and vicinity will find ut the Post Traders, Fort Ahmhaio Lincoln, cue of the best assorted and laigesl

Stook of* Goods

on the Upper Missouri, selected by one of long ex­perience in the frontier trade with direct reference to the varied necessities of the people both citizens and soldiers.

The stork consists in part of

DRY GOODS,

CLOTHING, BOOTS

AND SHOES

DRIED AND

CANNED FRUITS, GRO­

CERIES,PROVISIONS

CAMP KQTJIP-

AGE, COOKING

UTENSILS AND

General Supplies.

CHOICE WINES By the bottle or basket, flue Brandies pure

WHISKIES, ALE, PORTER, BEER

CHOICE CIGARS, TOBAC­

CO, jfce., &c.

Persons wanting good* in our line are invited to call and we will sell them goods which will not full to please al satisfactory prices.

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S. A. DICKEY, Fort Abraham Lincoln, D. T.

Watson & Goodhue DEALERS IN'

CLOTHING, GENTS' FURNISHING GO0DS,

HATS AND CAPS, BOOTS

ALFD SHOES,

H A R D W A R E , G R O ­CERIES, FLOUR,

FEED &c., Main Street Between Pith and Sixth,

One door Es«t of John Mason's Billiard Hill 5 ly

W. SPAEENma,

AND

B U I L D * E K BISMARCK, 1). T.

Plans and specifications carefully drawn. AH work done promptly, satisfactorily and at reason­able rates.

REFKRENCF.8;

E. MORTON, C. B. STOCKING TRUDELL McKENZIE.

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G.WEBSTER PECK HOUSE FURNISHING

FAIMCY4 GOODS. 23? THIRD STREET

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